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The University of Wales (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru) is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first university established in Wales, one of the four countries in the United Kingdom.
The history of education in Wales from 1939 to the present covers the various types of education available in Wales from the Second World War to the present day. This period has seen an expansion of secondary and higher education, as well as the development of a more distinctive Welsh education system.
The history of education in Wales from 1870 to 1939 covers the various types of education available in Wales from the Elementary Education Act 1870 until the Second World War. Compulsory primary education was established early in the period; access to secondary and higher education was significantly expanded.
The first university in Wales was founded in 1872, though Welsh students had previously received higher education elsewhere or in other kinds of institutions. In the late 20th century the numbers enrolling in university increased sharply.
The university entered six units of assessment in REF2014, with 26% of research being judged 4* and 39% 3* in Modern Languages and Linguistics (jointly with the University of Wales's Centre for Advanced Celtic Studies), 23% 4* and 52% 3* in Art and Design: History Practice and Theory (jointly with the University of South Wales and Cardiff ...
The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives (or RBLA), housing university archives and special collections, [1] is located inside the library building of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) Lampeter campus. [2] The Lampeter campus is home to the oldest degree-granting institution in Wales, the former St David's College, [3] and as ...
History and background. The centre was established in 1985 by the University of Wales, and focuses on the studies of languages, literatures, the culture and history of Wales, and of the other Celtic nations. It has been based in Aberystwyth, next to the National Library of Wales since 1993.
Until the latter part of the 20th century, the teaching of Welsh history was predominantly taught from a British or Southern English perspective. In recent decades, there has been a notable increase in emphasis on the teaching of Welsh history, a trend that has persisted into the 21st century. Presently, it is mandatory for schools in Wales to ...